Katie McGrath: Film bosses think I’m British but it’s good not to be in the wee Irish

JURASSIC World star Katie McGrath claims her big screen success has nothing to do with Celtic charm — as no one in Hollywood believes she’s Irish.

The Wicklow actress is hot property after stunning audiences with a breathtaking performance in the billion-dollar dino blockbuster — officially the third highest grossing movie of all time.

And with Tinseltown scrambling to work with her, she’s landed her own US TV series, Slasher, and scooped a starring role alongside Jude Law, Eric Bana and Charlie Hunnam in Guy Ritchie’s forthcoming Camelot epic, Knights of the Roundtable. But according to the 31-year-old, industry execs and moviemakers always falsely assume she’s British.

She said: “It seems to come as a big surprise when I tell them, ‘Nope, not from London, I’m from Wicklow.’ They’re like, ‘Get outta here.’ It happens all the time.

“And I have people asking me, ‘Do you play on your Irishness over in Hollywood? They love the Irish there.’ And while I’m sure it’s an advantage for some actors, it’s never, ever played any part for me.читать дальше

Katie McGrath - Wicklow actress best known for BBC’s ‘Merlin’ - makes up the final part of a triumvirate of Irish actors, along with Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Victoria Smurfit, in ‘Dracula’ starting on Sky Living this Halloween night.The Trinity College graduate has also appeared in ‘The Tudors’ and ‘W.E.’, directed by Madonna, but Morgana the sorceress in ‘Merlin’ has been her highest profileacting role - until now.

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Sky Living and NBC's Dracula is so much more than just a story about a vampire: That's what Irish actress and former Merlin star Katie McGrath tells us as we gather in the crypt beneath Christ Church in Dublin.

She's just one of no less than three Irish actors among the cast of the latest adaptation of the Bram Stoker classic. The show makes its debut on Sky Living at 9pm this Halloween, with our own Jonathan Rhys Meyers playing the titular vampiric prince.

Sunday Independent interview - From behind the scenes to leading lady

Blagging a job as a seamstress, although she couldn't sew, on the set of 'The Tudors' was Katie McGrath's unusual route into acting. A love scene with Jonathan Rhys Myers later, she tells Chris Jackson, and she was performing in front of millions. Now she's teaming up with Myers again in 'Dracula'

'Miss McGrath isn't here at the moment I'm afraid," says the man behind the desk at the Covent Garden Hotel, mispronouncing it "grath" as in "wrath", as so many Englishmen tend to do. He directs me toward the avocado-coloured bar where I wait upon a comfy floral print chair as rich olive-skinned guests sip on cocktails and beer at a marble-topped bar, backed by a large fanlight mirror, which seduces shameless stares of vanity from a few.

Radio Times interview - October 12, 2013

In Sky Living’s bold new adaptation of Dracula, Katie McGrath plays a sultry Victorian. It’s a long way from the wardrobe department…

Katie McGrath auditioned for Dracula for a laugh. “There was no way they were ever going to cast me, because the casting call was for a 21-year-old blonde ingénue virgin.”

The flaxen-skinned, normally raven-haired actress, 29, best known for Merlin – in which she played evil sorceress Morgana – positively cackles. “So the whole time it was just a bit of fun, because it seemed like such an outlandish idea.” Katie may not be a leggy bombshell, but it’s easy to see just what entranced the producers, and made her a favourite with Merlin fans: the impudent glint in her eye.читать дальше

Rifling through a thesaurus is no help. Perhaps enchanting? Yes, and if not then what other word possibly comes closer to describing Katie McGrath’s presence? Her jet-black hair, flawless complexion and those green eyes, all incredibly intense and capable of making even Snow White a jealous bitch. Yes, enchanting, that’s the word. And aptly so, given it’s majestic connotations and the royal background of Morgana, the role for which Katie is arguably best known. But that’s all over now, Merlin, that is. Now, Katie is on to pastures new and No Cigar has seized the opportunity to find out what’s next…

What Katie's doing next (Sunday Times, August 2013)

Не хотела вывешивать скан отдельно, все равно ничего разобрать нельзя. Но добрые люди таки выложили саму статью)Sources: article, scan.The first thing that strikes you about Katie McGrath, and what secured the actress her biggest roles to date, is the silky mane of dark hair and classic, pale facial features. What started her on the path to stardom, however, is a little further south.

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IRISH acting beauty Katie McGrath can’t wait to get her teeth stuck into her saucy new role in NBC’s big budget drama Dracula.But even though she’s living the dream, she still misses her “perfect family” and hometown of Ashford, Co Wicklow, desperately.

Clacked by Julia Hass on Monday, December 3, 2012With ‘Merlin’ coming to a close, we took this chance to look back on this series with two of its stars, Bradley James and Katie McGrath.

Even though I no longer review Merlin on the regular, being a fan of and blogger about Merlin has been one of the most truly rewarding experiences of my life, which is why I couldn’t say no to an opportunity to interview Bradley James (Arthur) and Katie McGrath (Morgana) one last time.

Alright, well, first of all, I just wanted to say thank you to you guys. This is my second time interviewing both of you, and as a fan you guys have been amazing and wonderful to interview, so thank you so much.KM: Thank you so much!

Katie McGrath is a regular at Comic Con Paris: she was present in the two previous editions for the promotion of the British series Merlin, in which she plays the character of Morgana. This year, we met again, but to talk this time of the miniseries Labyrith in which she plays Oriane, a major character. An interview with joy and good humour!

I love to interview talented, fascinating, chameleons – the icons and role models that define our age. I also have another passion for directing beautiful, unashamedly, escapist fashion stories. During a meeting with the rather dashing new editor of The Lady Magazine, Matt Warren, I mention how I would love to revive the once celebrated fashion pages, and quick as a flash he says, ‘ okay, show us what you can do.’

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It's a month or so until Merlin's fifth series begins filming, but we caught up with Katie McGrath, who plays Morgana, for a chat recently to find out what she's been upto since filming on Series 4 finished.